Production
Jon Avnet
Born 1949-11-17
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Department: Production
Biography
Jonathan Michael "Jon" Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director, writer and producer.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Jon Avnet
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Black Swan
2010
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George of the Jungle
1997
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Risky Business
1983
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Fried Green Tomatoes
1991
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Righteous Kill
2008
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004
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Inspector Gadget
1999
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88 Minutes
2007
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Justified
2010
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The Three Musketeers
1993
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (101 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Last Rodeo | Dr. Agre | Movie | 2025 |
| The Last Rodeo | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| The Last Rodeo | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
| The Last Rodeo | Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | Justified: City Primeval | Director | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Four Good Days | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Five Points | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Three Christs | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
| Three Christs | Producer | Movie | 2017 |
| Three Christs | Director | Movie | 2017 |
 | Manhunt | Director | TV Series | 2017 |
| Manhunt | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Ape | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Sickhouse | Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sneaky Pete | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
| Sneaky Pete | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Jackie & Ryan | Producer | Movie | 2014 |
 | Paloma | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2013 |
| Gumdrop | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Celia | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ruth & Erica | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2012 |
| Georgia | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2012 | |
| Allison | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 | |
| Denise | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 | |
| Serena | Executive Producer | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Have a Little Faith | Director | Movie | 2011 |
 | Black Swan | Executive Producer | Movie | 2010 |
 | Pleading Guilty | Director | Movie | 2010 |
 | Justified | Director | TV Series | 2010 |
| Bunker Hill | Director | Movie | 2009 | |
 | Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Righteous Kill | Director | Movie | 2008 |
| Righteous Kill | Producer | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Starter Wife | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2007 |
| The Starter Wife | Director | TV Series | 2007 |
 | On the Lot | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Nobel Son | Thanks | Movie | 2007 |
 | 88 Minutes | Director | Movie | 2007 |
| 88 Minutes | Producer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Land of the Blind | Producer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Producer | Movie | 2004 |
| Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow | Presenter | Movie | 2004 |
 | Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star | Self - Director: 'Fried Green Tomatoes' | Movie | 2003 |
 | Boomtown | Producer | TV Series | 2002 |
| Boomtown | Director | TV Series | 2002 |
| Boomtown | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Uprising | Director | Movie | 2001 |
| Uprising | Writer | Movie | 2001 |
| Uprising | Producer | Movie | 2001 |
 | Uprising | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
| Uprising | Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| Uprising | Writer | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her | Producer | Movie | 2000 |
 | Inspector Gadget | Executive Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | My Last Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes | Self | Movie | 1998 |
 | Poodle Springs | Executive Producer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Red Corner | Director | Movie | 1997 |
| Red Corner | Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | George of the Jungle | Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | D3: The Mighty Ducks | Producer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Up Close & Personal | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Up Close & Personal | Producer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Miami Rhapsody | Executive Producer | Movie | 1995 |
 | The War | Director | Movie | 1994 |
| The War | Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | When a Man Loves a Woman | Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | D2: The Mighty Ducks | Producer | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Three Musketeers | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | For Their Own Good | Executive Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Mighty Ducks | Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Nightman | Executive Producer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Fried Green Tomatoes | Director | Movie | 1991 |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Funny About Love | Producer | Movie | 1990 |
 | Men Don't Leave | Producer | Movie | 1990 |
| Men Don't Leave | Second Unit Director | Movie | 1990 |
 | Do You Know the Muffin Man? | Executive Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | Breaking Point | Producer | Movie | 1989 |
 | My First Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Side by Side | Executive Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Less Than Zero | Producer | Movie | 1987 |
 | In Love and War | Executive Producer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Between Two Women | Director | Movie | 1986 |
| Between Two Women | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
| Between Two Women | Executive Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Burning Bed | Executive Producer | Movie | 1984 |
 | Call to Glory | Director | TV Series | 1984 |
| Call to Glory | Executive Producer | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Calendar Girl Murders | Producer | Movie | 1984 |
 | Deal of the Century | Executive Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Risky Business | Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Something So Right | Executive Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Prime Suspect | Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Homeward Bound | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Coast to Coast | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Outlaw Blues | Post Production Supervisor | Movie | 1977 |
 | Checkered Flag or Crash | Associate Producer | Movie | 1977 |
| All About Alfred | Self | Movie | — |